Technology from traditional knowledge - Vrikshayurveda-based expert system for diagnosis and management of plant diseases.

Vrikshayurveda (An ancient Indian science of plant life) includes complete plant-life knowledge compendium of plant physiology, horticulture, pathology, and treatment. Though translation of the manuscript is available, the knowledge contained in the translation is not easily accessible to ordinary farmers who want answers to their specific problems or researchers who want references for specific topics without having to read the complete book. This research work proposes to convert the knowledge in the manuscript form to an expert system form which can provide the solutions to specific queries from the farmers and agriculture stakeholders.